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Chuck E. Cheese

2.9 (96 reviews)
Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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A children's indoor play zone with climbing frames, arcade rides, and seating at Chuck E. Cheese in Skokie, Illinois.
Nazia C.

Obviously a childhood favorite, even since I was young. It's improved a lot since I've been a child though. It's worth it to sign up for their birthday specials. The birthday child got 30 free minutes of play and an extra 500 tickets. They are renovating the space and we look forward to the trampoline section.

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Rod D.

Chuck E. Cheese is always a great time for the kids. If you get the summer pass for like $49 to $80, you get a weekly card for 8 weeks and it pays for itself and then some. You also get 20% off of food and discounts off birthday parties. The service is great for what it's worth and the ambiance is the typical kids place. Can't wait for my daughter to visit again!

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Yayo T.

Chuck got it going on! The pizza is surprisingly good for being a chain/franchise pizzeria! The crust is crunchy, but not super thin. The cheese is a good amount for being a kid's pizzeria, and their salad bar is pretty extensive. They have dipping dots and other ice cream bars. Most importantly, they serve beer and wine! Which (big) kid doesn't love beer and wine when you're dealing with 20-30 little savages running around! The service is not super fast or overly attentive, but what other pizzeria has fooseball to make up for it? The games to ticket ratio is a little whack. Like seriously, it's like 5,000 tickets for a slinky! That comes out to the price of a Hyundai!

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Betsy S.

We took my 7 year old nephew here. He had a very good time trying to decide which activity he should do next. I like that it is fairly open so it is easy to seen where your little one is! You can not go in and out without your child-the black light has to match you both! He wanted pizza so we got him a personal pizza - it's about the size of a plate. You get your points added to your card automatically- they used to have tickets and coins- no more! Chuck E. Cheese himself comes out every so often to see the kids. You can win prizes with your earnings- we used to hold all of our winnings until we could get a big prize!! It's clean and feels pretty new.

I bought a T-shirt to represent CEC!!!
Gerry T.

This Chuck E Cheese use to be smaller and it was expanded. Although I haven't been here recently, I have many fond memories here, from the food, to the games, to the fun celebrations for kids. The pizza was decent as was their salad bar. I do suggest going during the week because the weekend chaos was just complete madness. I'm a big fan, it's a great place to connect during the funnest times in a kid's life. You'll also discover that you still have a little kid left in you.

Stephanie L.

I'm surprised I am leaving a 5 star review for this location, I have been here quite a few times for recreational, birthdays and have left pretty disappointed a few times, due to the condition of the place not being up to par and several games/ machines were broken and out of commission. But....... My toddler loves I mean LOVES this place and insisted on having his party here. After much back and forth with a toddler and checking out other locations I decided to have it here for him as this location is closer to our home and would be much more accommodating for our guest. I set myself up to be disappointed, but my experience was everything but... I was so surprised how clean it was that day, it was super cool, all the games were working and the kids had a blast! My assigned assistant was super helpful, attentive and overall very professional and nice! I really had a great experience from beginning to end, so often we go out of our way to complain it's so important for us to sing praises to a job well done. My son was so happy for his special day and for that I am grateful!!

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Worst. Experience. Ever. Staff was rude. Games suck. Save your money and sanity and go to Play and Spin in Niles.

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